writer's block,train,overbearing mother,ex-wife,aspiring writer,mystery writer,crime fiction writer,dominant mother,murder swap

Throw Momma from the Train (1987)

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Owen asked his friend Larry for a small favor.

Larry Donner, an author with a cruel ex-wife, teaches a writing workshop in which one of his students, Owen, is fed up with his domineering mother. When Owen watches a Hitchcock classic that seems to mirror his own life, he decides to put the movie's plot into action and offers to kill Larry's ex-wife, if Larry promises to murder his mom. Before Larry gets a chance to react to the plan, it seems that Owen has already set things in motion.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Danny DeVito
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    Owen / Ned 'Little Ned' Lift Danny DeVito
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    Larry Donner Billy Crystal
  • Profile picture of Kim Greist
    Beth Ryan Kim Greist
  • Profile picture of Anne Ramsey
    Mrs. Lift Anne Ramsey
  • Profile picture of Kate Mulgrew
    Margaret Kate Mulgrew
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    Lester Branford Marsalis
  • Profile picture of Rob Reiner
    Joel Rob Reiner
  • Profile picture of Bruce Kirby
    DeBenedetto Bruce Kirby

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Keywords

  • writer's block
  • train
  • overbearing mother
  • ex-wife
  • aspiring writer
  • mystery writer
  • crime fiction writer
  • dominant mother
  • murder swap